Head to Head Contrast: PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) vs. Shaw Communications (OTCMKTS:SJRWF)

Shaw Communications (OTCMKTS:SJRWF) and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Shaw Communications and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shaw Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	11.62%	11.53%	5.86%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Shaw Communications and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shaw Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	1	1	0	0	1.50

Dividends

Shaw Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Shaw Communications pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays out 90.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Shaw Communications and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shaw Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.82	16.49
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$8.80 billion	1.65	$1.05 billion	$1.04	14.11

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has higher revenue and earnings than Shaw Communications. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaw Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk beats Shaw Communications on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications Inc. operates as a connectivity company in North America. The company's Wireline segment provides cable telecommunications services, including video, Internet, WiFi, phone, satellite video, and data networking through a national fibre-optic backbone network to Canadian consumers, North American businesses, and public-sector entities. Its Wireless segment provides wireless services for voice and data communications serving customers in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta through Freedom Mobile; and in British Columbia and Alberta through Shaw Mobile. The company was formerly known as Shaw Cablesystems Ltd. and changed its name to Shaw Communications Inc. in May 1993. Shaw Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide. The company operates through mobile, consumer, enterprise, Wholesale and International Business, and Other segments. The Mobile segment offers mobile voice, SMS, value added services, and mobile broadband services. The Consumer segment provides fixed wireline, pay TV, and internet services; and other telecommunication services to home customers. The Enterprise segment offers end-to-end solution to corporate and institutions. The Wholesale and International Business segment provides interconnection services, broadband access, information technology services, data, and internet services to other licensed operator and institutions. The Other segment offers digital content products, big data, business to business commerce, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company also engages in leasing of towers, and digital support and other telecommunication services; provision of consultation service of hardware, computer software, and data center, as well as multimedia portal services; business management consulting; property development and management; trading service related to telecommunication, information, multimedia technology, entertainment, and investment; and digital content exchange hub services. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia.